Platinum Pro Beer Brewing Starter Kit

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A starter kit with everything you need to dive into homebrewing. Discover the hobby that's sweeping the nation with craft brew can-do.

Are you ready to embark on a grand adventure? The Platinum Pro Beer Brewing Starter Kit with Front Porch Pale Ale is an all-in-one home brewery.

Included in the kit is all of the brewing and fermentation equipment required to make your first beer, plus an exclusive seasonal recipe kit to get you back into the swing of warm weather and play hard this summer with homebrew in hand.

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Included in the kit is all of the brewing and fermentation equipment required to make your first beer, plus an exclusive seasonal recipe kit to get you back into the swing of warm weather and play hard this summer with homebrew in hand.

The Platinum Pro Beer Brewing Starter Kit Includes:

$20 coupon code for use on a subsequent purchase!

6.5 gallon fermentor w/ lid & airlock

Bottling Bucket

Spigot

Bottle Filler

5 Gallon Stainless Kettle

Long-Handled Stainless Spoon

Racking Cane, Tubing & Holder

Oxywash Cleanser

Bottle Capper & Caps

Front Porch Pale Ale Recipe Kit

Pale ale is one of the most popular styles of beer among homebrewers and craft beer lovers alike. Front Porch uses our customers’ favorite ingredients--Gold malt extract and Cascade hops--to craft a session beer ripe for the season. Whether brewing for a wedding, a tailgate, a summer yard party or just to have a few while pushing the mower around, it’s a perfect beer to share with friends for a refreshing summer buzz. With a homebrew in hand to fuel good spirits, get ready for lawn games, sunshine and crisp sips of homemade craft beer.

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Since I took pretty good notes for my first brew, I wanted to be a little more thorough with my review to address both the kit and the recipe. First off, I watched videos. Midwest Supplies and other homebrewing sites have great tutorials on extract brewing. I did this multiple times throughout the process and took notes. It helped A LOT. The Kit:Unpacking went well, all equipment listed was provided and looked to be in good shape. Equipment that I found useful that wasn't in the kit, include: - A hydrometer (to measure OG and FG so you can calculate how alcoholic your beer is). - Cylindrical Sample vessel for hydrometer - A good digital thermometer (from what I've read, it seems temperature control is very critical. I bought a 6" digital thermometer which also doubles as a meat thermometer (no more dry chicken!). I'd buy a longer one next time to take readings toward the middle of the kettle, but this worked)- Mesh bag to boil the hops in- 48 12oz. bottles/24 22oz. bottlesUsing the kit was great. The only issues I had with any of the equipment was that the bottling wand leaked a little bit. I'll be investing in a better one. The other thing is, if you want to use the siphon materials included (racking cane and vinyl tubing) you'll need to learn how to siphon, if you don't know how already. Tutorials online helped me. You could always purchase an auto-siphon too. The Recipe: I went to my local home brew shop to get the materials not included with the kit. I told the worker I was using this recipe, and I had read that the beer came out thin and watery for a good amount of people that brewed it. I didn't want that, so I asked for modification suggestions. One thing he mentioned was that the hop additions for the basic recipe were a little low, and there are no aroma or flavor hop additions. So that could be the reason for the lack of body and flavor. I decided to tweak the hop schedule. Instead of 1oz cascade @ 60min, I did:1 oz Cascade @ 60min1/2oz Cascade @ 15min1/2oz Cascade @ 0min1 oz Centennial @ 0minI used the mesh bag I bought separately to add the hops. I read this would keep the sludge of the hops out of the wort, resulting in a beer that's easier to siphon. I took my OG reading after I filled to 5 gallons and my number was below the range given on the recipe sheet. I'd guess it was that I didn't get all the liquid malt extract out of the container, or I added too much water to the boiled wort. I won't be filling all the way to 5 gallons next time - maybe that will help.Fermentation and bottling went textbook. Directions from the videos helped tremendously. I took my FG reading, and the result concluded my beer was 2.3% - lol. Ah well.I fermented for 19 days (which is high, I didn't have time to bottle sooner), and have conditioned for 12 days. I put a bottle in the fridge and drank it yesterday. It tasted metallic, and rather bland. Like a stale Shocktop or something. The body/mouthfeel was good, the carb was present, and the smell was, okay... but the taste... - hopefully I have some bottle variation. But at least it tastes like beer! Overall, I'm happy with the experience. The kit was reliable. The equipment functioned, essentially, perfect. The recipe left a lot to be desired, but I guess that's how this becomes an addictive hobby. I'll be brewing again soon! I would recommend this kit to anyone who wishes to take a stab at homebrewing.Cheers!

This kit was a great deal and had everything I needed to brew my first 5 gallons of beer. Keep in mind that you'll have to provide your own bottles, but that wasn't an issue for me since I already had some.

I got this as a gift for Christmas from my wife. I really enjoyed the learning process of making beer and just bottled my 2nd batch using the same materials from this kit. So your investment will be utilized more than once. As for the beer I followed the directions and it turned out great. I will say that there is a big difference in taste between the 2nd week and the final ones I finished off yesterday, 1.5 months in the bottle. Wait a bit longer than the 2 weeks recommended in the directions if you can, you won't regret it.I would recommend this kit for anyone looking to get into making beer.

Bought this kit for my husband for Christmas along with some other items he wanted to get started into home brewing. He hasn't started yet but everything came very quickly and we were very pleased with the customer service.

I recently ordered this starter homebrew package to begin brewing my own beer. It contains everything needed to brew a batch of beer (except bottles). I am very happy with the quality of the components and am on my second batch of beer in the fermenter right now.

Got this for 99 bucks for Father's Day. They offer great deals all the time and this kit provides you with everything you need minus the bottles but they are cheap. Brewing the beer kit now (front porch ale) can't wait to taste it.

This kit has everything one needs for brewing except for a thermometer. So technically it doesn't include everything, but Midwest does have thermometers for sale. I ended up buying a digital one. Made my first batch yesterday. Excited to taste it in about a month

This is a fantastic beer kit, especially for the price. You get almost everything you need straight out of the gate to brew your own beer. ALMOST. There are 2 main cons to this package, and neither of them are small issues.1: NO THERMOMETER. This is a huge issue, as if you pitch your yeast before the proper temp then the yeast is destroyed.2: the 5gal brew kettle is great quality. However, it's actually a "stock pot." Meaning that there is a small lip on the bottom of the kettle. This is no big deal for anything with a gas range or who boils outdoors. But if you have a glass stovetop, then it becomes a large ordeal. The small lip creates a pocket of air between the hot stovetop and the pot. Effectively quadrupling the electricity cost and time that it takes to boil your wort.

This was our first attempt at making beer. The materials were of good quality and everything packaged nicely! The big pot was a nice add to this kit! I wish the directions were a little more detailed. They were very vague and we ended up having to YouTube other directions to know what to do with all of the parts. Otherwise, great starter kit, had everything we needed!

The kit was amazing. All of the equipment was pretty durable and was easy to clean and store. However, there were not any detailed instructions. There was a sheet that told you a few stages, but they did not have any specific steps, times, or measurements. I had to watch a video from another beer supply company. I am sure if you are experienced this would not be a big deal, however, I'm sure you would not be buying the "starter kit".

Makes a nice gift for someone who wants to try home brewing. Has everything in one box. The brew kettle in the kit is too small and too cheaply made to be of much use. If you're buying for yourself you should buy the pieces separately and get a decent brew pot.

Though the kit is decent and seems comparable priced compared to other kits out there, it is indeed a starter kit. The biggest problem I have with this kit is the lack of instructions and a few select items required to actually brew beer. There is no sanitizing solution, which should be included since it is required to brew. The instructions both with the kit and with the beer kit are painfully poor, of the same quality as bad furniture instructions. Good kit, but needs to be a complete starter set and have better instructions.

The kit works great, the only problem I've found is half my batch the caps would not seal an I'm pretty sure my beer is spoiled, really doesn't taste like an IPA or anything worth drinking. I just don't know if it was from the caps not sealing or the IPA kit just being off, I would buy from here again just not the caps and I would recommend a better capper.

Thanks for filling out a review. I&#x27;m sorry that you had a poor experience with this kit. While your beer may not turn out to be award-winning on the first attempt, we expect that it should still turn out well. Notably, the Front Porch is a standard Pale Ale, and not an IPA, and this may be part of the reason the beer was tasting off to you. However, it should certainly not taste spoiled and the caps should absolutely seal without issue. An issue with the caps themselves is exceptionally rare, and so there may be an issue with your capper or the bottles. Please contact us directly so that we can assess your capper and get you another recipe kit. We want to do everything we can to support first time brewers and ensure that they get a good beer right off the bat.

November 2, 2016

Midwest Supplies M

Got the job done... Barely

This kit came with everything I needed (minus bottles) to brew my first 5 gallons of beer successfully. However you get what you pay for. Right off the bat the flimsy kettle had a leak. Fortunately I was able to borrow a kettle from a friend to transfer into. The primary fermenter and airlock worked great and my yeast busily started transforming the ingredients to alcohol. On bottling day I racked my beer to the bottling bucket only to find the spigot was leaking as well. I quickly filled my bottles using the bottle filled, which broke and started leaking 12 bottles in, to get as much beer in bottles as I could. Capper worked and the beer tastes pretty good in the end, but I will have to replace about half of the kit for the next batch.

Hi Scott, thanks for writing a review. Sorry to hear about issues with some items.

We&#x27;d be more than happy to get you fixed up with new parts as needed. If the spigot was leaking from the spigot itself, it may have been cracked coming off the mold. I can replace that...and then you said the bottle filler and kettle both had leaks? Can you let us know about that? Those issues do not seem as straight forward...if you can let me know about those items, I;d be happy to see what we can do to replace them as well. WE&#x27;d just like to know what the issue exactly was so we can avoid any possible issues and get you fixed up in the best way, so if you can provide more info, that would be great. I also need an address verification to help out.

How many bottles did you get bottled? Cheers!

November 2, 2016

Midwest Supplies M

Horrible

Bought the starter kit for my boyfriend. He opened it Christmas morning to find that the equipment had been used and many parts missing. Will be following up for a replacement kit.

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Can you make any kind of beer in the starter sets? Ipa, stouts,etc?

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BEST ANSWER:Pretty much any type of beer can be brewed with this kit. Would get a hydrometer to measure your wort gravity. The kettle is 5 gallons, to the top though. So best for extract brewing. You will need a bigger kettle if you move on to all grain brewing, or try to brew smaller batches. But if you are starting out, an extract kit is probably the best way to start. I purchased this kit and still use it. I did a pale ale kit and it turned out wonderfully.

BEST ANSWER:Pretty much any type of beer can be brewed with this kit. Would get a hydrometer to measure your wort gravity. The kettle is 5 gallons, to the top though. So best for extract brewing. You will need a bigger kettle if you move on to all grain brewing, or try to brew smaller batches. But if you are starting out, an extract kit is probably the best way to start. I purchased this kit and still use it. I did a pale ale kit and it turned out wonderfully.

Good Question! The answer is yes! You can make just about any type of beer with this kit. Just go to the beer kits section of Midwestsupplies' site, and look for beer extract kits. They have tons on here (no, I ain't getting paid, I just really dig this company). I started with this kit, and have brewed eight or nine batches with my kit. Bottom line.... this is the kit to buy for the beginner, hands down.

Yes, you can make any kind of beer from an extract kit. Grain kits require additional stuff, mainly a bigger boil pot. Lagers are the only beer that gets tricky, because you need to ferment in the 50s Fahrenheit. That requires a temperature controlled environment that is lower than room temperature.

BEST ANSWER:In this kit you do have one recipe kit that has all you need to make your first brew. As it states you will receive the Front Porch Pale Ale to get you started. Good brewing to you, and enjoy.

BEST ANSWER:In this kit you do have one recipe kit that has all you need to make your first brew. As it states you will receive the Front Porch Pale Ale to get you started. Good brewing to you, and enjoy.

BEST ANSWER:I use the excellent Darkstar burner, all winter long, with great results. I too have an electric range inside my home. I did run out of gas once and did finish a brew off on my electric burner. Here's the thing(s): You have to put a lot of energy into getting your 3 gallons of brew, e.g. for a five gallon batch, boiling. Then, after a bit of time the contents rather quickly seem to want to boil over and you have to dial back your burner output very quickly. I think trying to get the initial boil going with an electric burner would take an inordinate amount of time. Then dialing the heat back, just enough, would not be as easy due to the lack of open airflow underneath the kettle on a stove-top. I always brew outside, which is great when boil-overs occur. I even looked into using portable induction and stainless steel kettles, but that just seemed too expensive, potentially under-powered and that the induction burners might not be durable enough for the heavy utilization needed.

BEST ANSWER:I use the excellent Darkstar burner, all winter long, with great results. I too have an electric range inside my home. I did run out of gas once and did finish a brew off on my electric burner. Here's the thing(s): You have to put a lot of energy into getting your 3 gallons of brew, e.g. for a five gallon batch, boiling. Then, after a bit of time the contents rather quickly seem to want to boil over and you have to dial back your burner output very quickly. I think trying to get the initial boil going with an electric burner would take an inordinate amount of time. Then dialing the heat back, just enough, would not be as easy due to the lack of open airflow underneath the kettle on a stove-top. I always brew outside, which is great when boil-overs occur. I even looked into using portable induction and stainless steel kettles, but that just seemed too expensive, potentially under-powered and that the induction burners might not be durable enough for the heavy utilization needed.

Hi. We have gas but I am sure it would work on any. The thing that would suck about electric is that it boils for 60 minutes, so you’s have to keep a closer eye for over boil as there is like 3 gallons of water/beer in it.

I regularly put 3 gallons into it, plus the contents of the malt extracty (around 6lbs) and if the recipe calls for it also some dry malt extract or specialty grains. That leaves a few inches of headroom but you have to watch it. Last time I almost had a boil-over in the kitchen and that would have put me in the dog house.

Make sure to carefully stir in the malt extract because the pot has an awfully thin bottom which can cause burnt malt extract. For stirring in I move the pot over to a cold burner, then back.

I am on the lookout for a 6-7 gallon pot at the surrounding thrift stores so I can do a full boil, all grain, and possibly also brew-in-a-bag some day. Maybe someone inherited an old canning pot and doesn't want to can anything. Every time we have something good we want more :-)

I regularly put 3 gallons into it, plus the contents of the malt extracty (around 6lbs) and if the recipe calls for it also some dry malt extract or specialty grains. That leaves a few inches of headroom but you have to watch it. Last time I almost had a boil-over in the kitchen and that would have put me in the dog house.

Make sure to carefully stir in the malt extract because the pot has an awfully thin bottom which can cause burnt malt extract. For stirring in I move the pot over to a cold burner, then back.

I am on the lookout for a 6-7 gallon pot at the surrounding thrift stores so I can do a full boil, all grain, and possibly also brew-in-a-bag some day. Maybe someone inherited an old canning pot and doesn't want to can anything. Every time we have something good we want more :-)

That kit will indeed brew 5 gallons of beer, which will end up being about 48 beers. The instructions are included as well. We also offer customer support during brew days via chat on our website, email, and phone 8am-6:30pm central time if you get stuck during a brew! I hope that this helps, have a great day!

That kit will indeed brew 5 gallons of beer, which will end up being about 48 beers. The instructions are included as well. We also offer customer support during brew days via chat on our website, email, and phone 8am-6:30pm central time if you get stuck during a brew! I hope that this helps, have a great day!

You will need a minimum of two cases. When I brew 5 gallons I usually get about 54 bottles, you can cut the water a little and just do 48 though. My recommendation is buy 2 cases and then save a 6 pack of empty pop tops from the store. Yes, instructions are included.

Midwest Supplies is the largest wine making and home brew supply shop in America and was voted the Twin Cities Best Homebrewing Supplies shop for 2012. Since 1995 we have been providing home brewers and winemakers with quality home brewing and wine making equipment, fresh ingredients and outstanding customer service. Whether you're new to brewing, a weekend vintner or a master of all things fermented, we've got all the wine and beer making equipment and ingredients you need. Midwest Supplies has more hundreds of beer recipe kits to brew and over 130 wine ingredient kits to choose from. We are proud of our wide selection and the high quality of the thousands of products we offer. To make your home beer brewing and wine making easy, we offer free instructional videos with any purchase. Open 7 days a week, our knowledgeable and super friendly staff of brewers and wine makers are always available to answer your questions about home beer brewing or wine making and help you make the best wine and beer. We offer a 30 day money back guarantee for all products.